Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, fish
Land use: arable land: 1% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: 5% forests and woodland: NA% other: 94% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 80 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: haze, dust storms, sandstorms common
Environment-current issues: limited natural fresh water resources are increasing dependence on large-scale desalination facilities
Environment-international agreements: party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography-note: strategic location in central Persian Gulf near major petroleum deposits
@Qatar:People
Population: 697,126 (July 1998 est.) note: includes 516,508 non-nationals (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 27% (male 97,317; female 93,532) 15-64 years: 71% (male 353,700; female 138,564) 65 years and over: 2% (male 9,731; female 4,282) (July 1998 est.)